Friday, October 24, 2008
Most Excellent Moments in Dance
I've never actually seen this movie, but I have known about this dance number for awhile. I still can't quite believe that it's real. Oh, Gene Kelly, you shiny-toothed, muscular-thighed maverick, you.
Now this one is possibly my favourite number from my favourite musical and favourite overall film of all time. I especially like the last 20 seconds when it just gets completely bizarre. Although, I was just thinking that the whole number really highlights the similarities between dancing, especially tap, and poetry; the rhythm, the way the whole body is involved in getting a message across, in invoking a feeling through specialized, other-than-everyday means and making that, and this is the beauty of musicals, something that is everyday.
You cannot fault the comedic genius of Donald O'Connor here either.
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3 comments:
how much does he remind you of woody allen when he's sitting on the couch with the manequin looking bashful
ha yeah like he's just made a joke about flaubert or his neuroses
you know what ain't fair? Gene Kelly is still as graceful and handsome and limber when dancing on ROLLERSKATES... ! meanwhile, i can't even walk straight without tripping over.
And 'make 'em laugh' makes me feel like a million bucks every time: Donald O'Connor is made of rubber methinks. I always find myself blinking really hard afterwards thinking 'did he just do that? wha?'
brill. xx
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